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Month: April 2010

As I write this, I’ve been awake since 2am with the mother (and father, and possibly great-aunt) of all head colds. Yuck. I’m going to go crawl under a duvet and pretend to be dead, but don’t my zombie state let that stop the virtual presses. Not one, not two but three more articles to […]

Don’t worry, the subject line will make sense shortly. Trust me. I’m a journalist. Another round of articles hits the virtual presses. First up, at PC Authority, a bit of an early peek at the wireless broadband guide in the issue that’s still on sale now, looking at Vodafone’s offering: Vodafone isn’t the fastest, but […]

Today’s columns come from an all-new client of mine, although with something of a link to a job I held prior to becoming a tech journalist. Back in those dim dark days of the mid to late 1990s, I worked as a phone tech support monkey for a well-known cow-themed computer company for a while. […]

A couple of wildly different articles for your entertainment and education today, which is why the above headline is a touch on the alliteratively tortured side. Firstly, at CNET.com.au, a standard definition flash based camcorder from Canon: Canon Legria FS37: “Canon’s budget line SD camcorder won’t wow anyone with high quality footage, but it won’t […]

Astonishingly, the cheapest and most expensive games I’ve ever owned — and I’ve owned a lot of games — both arrived at my home within the last week. For the record (only a few people will get this), I’ve paid my own money for both of them; they weren’t industry “freebies”. Such expense — and […]

OK, that’s enough basking. Back onto the reviews horse with me. First up, a review of Logitech’s ultra-cheap Harmony remote for CNET.com.au: Logitech Harmony 300: “Cheap and cheerful, the Harmony 300 does what it says on the box, but not much more.” And then at MacTheMag, a trio of iPhone-specific reviews: Street Fighter IV: “Street […]

This I did NOT expect. Then again, if you were in the room at Star City last night, my absolutely gobsmacked expression and lack of coherent speech probably tipped you off about that. Which is a pity, because I’ve got a lot of people to thank, and I feel like I only did a tenth […]

No, not in that way. Stop thinking what you’re thinking!* I’ve got the hopeful-ometer cranked up to eleven for tonight’s IT Journo awards, where I’ll inevitably not win an award. Hang on a minute. That doesn’t sound like the hopeful-ometer is working at all! Excuse me while I hit it repeatedly with this wrench. Keep […]

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